>Have a conditional statement that checks the most likely condition first. If
>true, then check the next most likely condition.
>
>I could be wrong - and this list has many people capable of proving me
>wrong.
You're not.
I ran some tests about a year ago, and reported them here--they bear out
your point.
I don't think I have the test movie any more, but I was trying to find out
which was faster, a case or a series of if/else. I can reproduce it if
anybody wants--basically, I went through a loop 10,000 times, generating a
random number, then testing that number.
The results showed the if-then-else to be slightly faster. More striking
was the difference in speed when doing just what you suggest--put the more
likely test first, whether in a case or an if-then-else series.
Sorry, Kurt--wish I could argue with you. Maybe another time :-)
Cordially,
Kerry Thompson
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